BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Cincinnati Reds 8/6/1955 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Temple 2B 4 0 0 0 .259 P.Reese SS 4 1 2 2 .292 H.Kuenn SS 4 0 1 0 .303 B.Morgan 3B 4 0 0 0 .216 R.Repulski LF 4 1 2 1 .308 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 0 2 0 .284 G.Bell CF 4 0 0 0 .288 D-J.Rivera PR,LF 0 0 0 0 .231 A.Smith RF 4 1 1 0 .258 H.Bauer CF,RF 4 0 0 0 .282 R.Boone 3B 3 1 0 0 .296 G.McDougald 2B 3 0 1 0 .289 E.Torgeson 1B 3 1 1 0 .268 E.Valo RF 2 0 0 0 .345 H.Naragon C 4 0 2 3 .400 A-L.Doby CF 0 0 0 0 .326 W.Spahn P 4 1 1 1 .205 B-B.Virdon PR,CF 1 0 0 0 .296 J.Astroth C 4 0 1 0 .230 W.Lockman LF,1B 4 1 0 0 .262 J.Hearn P 1 0 0 0 .100 C-J.Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 .293 W.Hacker P 0 0 0 0 .368 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 32 2 6 2 A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Valo In 5th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Doby In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Hearn In 7th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 8th Inning INJURY: Elmer Valo INJURED (for 0 more games) in 4th inning INJURY: Larry Doby INJURED (for 0 more games) in 6th inning Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 5 8 0 Reds............ 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Nationals (56-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET W.Spahn WIN(14-8) 9 6 2 2 1 4 1 112 3.74 A1 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 4 1 Reds (68-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Hearn LOSS(2-1) 7 6 3 3 1 1 1 89 4.42 A1 C9 W.Hacker 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 42 5.33 D1 Totals 9 8 5 5 3 2 2 ATTENDANCE- 17,983 DATE- Friday, August 6th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:02 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5 Reds: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Reds: 2 ERRORS- P.Reese DOUBLES- T.Kluszewski(17th), G.McDougald(8th) TRIPLES- H.Naragon(2nd) HOME RUNS- R.Repulski(1st), W.Spahn(5th), P.Reese(5th) RBIs- R.Repulski(4th), H.Naragon-3(5th), W.Spahn, P.Reese-2(41st) WALKS- J.Temple, R.Boone, E.Torgeson, G.McDougald HIT BY PITCH- L.Doby, J.Hearn STRIKE OUTS- H.Kuenn, R.Boone, P.Reese, H.Bauer, W.Lockman, J.Hearn GIDP- R.Repulski-2 2-out RBI- H.Naragon-2, R.Repulski RLISP 2-out- H.Bauer, W.Lockman, R.Boone, J.Astroth, W.Spahn, G.McDougald, J.Temple-2 TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 7 Reds: 1 for 7 WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Hal Naragon blocked the plate, saving a run! Warren Spahn went the distance as the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5 to 2 at Crosley Field. Washington scored 2 runs in the decisive top of the 7th inning when they had 3 base hits. The big moment was provided by Hal Naragon who quieted the home crowd when he tripled which was good for two runs. Washington totaled 8 hits on the afternoon. The victory went to Spahn(14-8) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Jim Hearn(2-1) suffered the loss. He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. With this win, Washington has a 56-55 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With the loss, the Cincinnati ballclub's record is 68-51. SCORESHEET: 1955 Washington Nationals at 1955 Cincinnati Reds J.Temple-A1 A1:F/9 B1:G/31 *6*:W>b1 *8*:F/8 E1:G/43 H.Kuenn-A1 A2:Si B2:G/53 C2:Force/ D2:K 14>1o b1 R.Repuls-A1 A3:G-DP/6 *4*:Si C3:G-DP/6 D3:HR>b# 43>1o 43>1o G.Bell-A1 *2*:E/6 B4:G/3>12 *7*:F/7 D4:F/9 A.Smith-A1 A5:F/7 B5:G/63 C5:Si *9*:G/63 R.Boone-A1 A6:Force/ B6:K C6:P/6 D6:W>b1 36>1o b1 E.Torges-A1 A7:F/8 *5*:G/43 C7:Si>13 D7:W>12 b 1 H.Narago-A1 *3*:G/43 B8:G/43 C8:Tr>3# D8:Si>2# 1# 13 W.Spahn-A1 A9:HR>b# B9:L/5 C9:G/63 D9:G/63 P.Reese-A1 A1:K B1:HR>b# C1:Si>2# D1:P/6 13 B.Morgan-A1 A2:F/9 B2:G/3 C2:F-DP/8 *8*:P/6 2>3o 12 T.Klusze-A1 A3:Do B3:L/4 *6*:G/13 D3:Si J.Rivera-D4 H.Bauer-A1 A4:K *4*:P/6 C4:G/43 D4:G/43>1 2 G.McDoug-A1 *2*:W>b1 B5:L/4 C5:Do D5:G/53 E.Valo-A1 A6:G/43>1 B6:G/3 C6:HBP *9*:G/3 L.Doby-B7 2 B.Virdon-C7 J.Astrot-A1 A7:G/63 *5*:Si C7:F/9 D7:G/13 W.Lockma-A1 A8:G/43 B8:Force/ *7*:G/31 D8:K 36>1o b1 J.Hearn-A1 *3*:K B9:HBP>12 C9:G/63 J.Philli-C9 W.Hacker-D2